Psalm 104:10–30

¹⁰He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;

they flow between the mountains. ^l

¹¹They supply water for every wild beast;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst. ^m

¹²The birds of the sky live beside the springs;

they sing among the foliage. ⁿ

¹³He waters the mountains from His palace;

the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. ^o

¹⁴He causes grass to grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

producing food from the earth, ^p

¹⁵wine that makes man’s heart glad—

making his face shine with oil—

and bread that sustains man’s heart. ^q

¹⁶The trees of the Lord flourish, ^r

the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. ^s

¹⁷There the birds make their nests;

the stork makes its home in the pine trees. ^t

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats;

the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. ^u

¹⁹He made the moon to mark the ^vfestivals; ^w

the sun knows when to set. ^x

²⁰You bring darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the forest animals stir. ^y

²¹The young lions roar for their prey

and seek their food from God. ^z

²²The sun rises; they go back

and lie down in their dens. ^a

²³Man goes out to his work

and to his labor until evening. ^b

²⁴How countless are Your works, Lord!

In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your creatures. ^cd

²⁵Here is the sea, vast and wide,

teeming with creatures beyond number—

living things both large and small. ^e

²⁶There the ships move about,

and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. ^f

²⁷All of them wait for You

to give them their food at the right time. ^g

²⁸When You give it to them,

they gather it;

when You open Your hand,

they are satisfied with good things. ^h

²⁹When You hide Your face,

they are terrified;

when You take away their breath,

they die and return to the dust. ⁱ

³⁰When You send Your breath, ^j

they are created,

and You renew the face of the earth. ^k